The Pre Long Beach Auction

1842 N-9 R2. MS-60 Plus. Large Date. Lustrous light chocolate and steel with bluish steel overtones on the reverse. There are two small spots of reddi

Trio of Cents, 1842 & 1843. Includes 1842 N-1 Small Date E-MDS (die state b) VF30, 1842 N-5 Large Date VG10 with reverse rotated 100 degrees CCW...

1843 N-2 R1. MS-63. Petite Head with Small Letters Reverse. Beautiful and highly lustrous chocolate and dark bluish steel. No spots or stains, only a

1843 N-3 R3. AU-50. Petite Head with Small Letters Reverse. Choice glossy dark steel brown and chocolate with frosty luster showing in the protected a

1843 N-5 R1. EF-40. Mature Head. Slightly sharper with a few minor contact marks, including a faint hairline scratch in the field before the face. Fro

1843 N-6 R1. EF-45 Plus. Mature Head with Repunched 18. Frosty chocolate and lighter steel brown with a swipe of darker chocolate at stars 11-13 and t

1843 N-8 R2. AU-55. Petite Head with Small Letters Reverse. Repunched 184. Choice frosty chocolate brown. Virtually flawless, just a few microscopic m

1843 N-9 R2. EF-40. Petite Head with Small Letters Reverse. Repunched Date. Attractive frosty chocolate brown. A choice example, just a few trivial co

1843 N-10 R3. EF-40. Petite Head with Small Letters Reverse. Slightly sharper but there is a dull rim nick under the ribbon end. Otherwise this cent i

1843 N-11 R2. AU-58. Petite Head with Small Letters Reverse. Choice lustrous light bluish steel and chocolate. The surfaces are covered with satiny mi

1843 N-12 R1. EF-40. Petite Head with Small Letters Reverse. Glossy dark olive and steel with chocolate toning on some of the highpoints. Most likely

1843 N-15 R3. EF-45 Plus. Petite Head with Small Letters Reverse. Sharpness near mint state but there are a half dozen dull pinpricks or planchet chip

Quartette of 1843 Cents. Includes N-2 (Petite Head) M-LDS (b) VF20, N-6 (Mature Head) MDS VF30, N-9 (Petite Head) EDS (a) VF30, and N-16 (Mature Head)

1843 N-17 R5+. Fine-12. Mature Head. Slightly sharper but there are a couple small digs at star 7. Otherwise the surfaces are smooth and attractive wi

1844 N-1 R1. AU-50. Frosty steel and chocolate brown. An attractive cent with only a few trivial contact marks, mostly on the cheek. M-LDS, die state

1844/81 N-2 R2. VF-25 Plus. Overdate 44 over Inverted 18. Slightly sharper but faint hairlines cover the devices on both sides. The hairlines are not

1844 N-3 R2. MS-62. Repunched 18. Frosty olive and steel brown with generous traces of original mint red showing on both sides. Excellent eye appeal.

1844 N-4 R1. AU-55. Very attractive glossy chocolate brown with hints of faded mint color in protected areas around the portrait. A choice cent, just

1844 N-5 R1. EF-45. Rim Cud on Obverse. Frosty chocolate and steel with lighter steel brown toning in protected areas. A thin but rather long horizont

1844 N-5 R1. VF-35. Rim Cud on Obverse. Glossy brown and light chocolate. Close to EF40 but there is a nick on the chin. Scarce LDS, die state d, with